Health Literacy: A key Indicator towards Good Health Behavior and Health Outcomes

Abstract

Health literacy which plays important role on health status through life span both normal and abnormal states also affects on health behavior and health outcomes. The more health literacy clients get, the better self-care behavior they gain. Therefore, they are healthier and pay less health care cost. Consequently, nurse must pay attention on client’s health literacy enhancement by assessing clients’ health literacy, developing clients’ communicative skill, creating supportive environment to develop health literacy, activating health team to be aware of health literacy importance and being active researcher on health literacy issues.